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fibrous [ˈfaɪbrəs] adj
consisting of, containing, or resembling fibres fibrous tissue fibrously adv fibrousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Now, of course, this canal is filled with much the same strangely fibrous substance -- the spinal cord --as the brain; and directly communicates with the brain. Having obtained a quantity for his purpose, he places it in a bag made of the net-like fibrous substance attached to all cocoanut trees, and compressing it over the bread-fruit, which being now sufficiently pounded, is put into a wooden bowl--extracts a thick creamy milk. Some had not then attained a sufficient degree of maturity; and their thick skin covered a white but rather fibrous pulp. |
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